Monoline-machine.



J. MGNAMARA.

'MONOLINB MACHINE.

v APPLICATION FILED Nov.7,19o.

Patented Mar. 8,1910.

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J. MGNAMARA.

MONOLINB MACHINE. t

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 7, 1908.

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J. MGNAMARA.

MONOLINB MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.'1,19o.

Pazented Mar. 8, 1910.

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' of these chambers terminate in separate naran upright arm in ahorizontal slidingl machine.

row channels 12, which extend at right angles to the chambers to thefront of the The matrix bars are delivered.- from the chambers into eachof the channels 12 one after another, the matrices in each channelstanding edge to edge in an4 4upright position. The matrix bars in eachchannel are urged forward toward the delivery point, as shown in Figs. 1and 3, by

delivery gate 13, the front end of which le stands normally under theforemost matrix for the purpose of sustaining the sa1ne,-

the remaining matrices in the row being.

sup orted on the stationary door or bottom ofA t e channel. Each gate125. is held normally forward by a pawl 17 engaging a projection 19 onthe gate, and when this pawl is disengaged, the gate is drawn suddenlybackward by a spring 16 connected thereto, the effect being to releasethe foremost matrix and permit it to descend by gravity toward the lineassembling devices,

y the arm 15 being at the same time carried rearward in order to permitanother matrix to enter the channel. After the delivery of a matrix,'thegate 13 is instantly restored to its original position by a dog 28 onthe upper end of the oscillator 23, mounted on a pivot 24 and providedwith a rotating cam 26 which is acted upon by a constantly turning roll36 mounted in iix'ed bearings. The roll causes the rotation of the cam,which in turn moves the oscillator. against the resistance of spring 59acting through a sliding pin on the oscillator. The delivery vgate 13being thus restored to its original position, is again engaged and heldby the pawl 17. As the gate 13 moves rearward to release a matrix, itacts on the lower end of an accelerating lever 22, the forward end ofwhich acts to drive thematrix downward with speed and certainty'w'frlhegateretainin pawl 17 is releasedlbyl lever 20, actuate lby a slide20?*,cpnnecteduto a finger-key E, the depressionofwhich re sults in thedelivery ofamatrix.

In the'original machine, the lever 20 acted directly on the pawl 17, asshown in Figs. 5 and 6 of Patent No. 605,141. ...In the present machine,I have interposed between each of the levers 2O and the corres endingpawl 17, fingers B` hereinafter fiilly described. With the exception`oi? these interposed fingers, the parts so far as described areconstructed and arranged to operate in the same manner asA the partsindicated by like numerals'in the original patent. o

Referring now to my improvement, atten l tion is directed to Figs. 2,3and f1. In the original machine, matrix chambers 1 to h only wereprovided, togetherywith a corre spondlng number of channels 12.

I have lcharacters each, issutlicient to provide the machine with twocomplete alphabets or fonts of characters, including upper and lowercase, letters, numerals, punctuation marks, etc. The two fonts willordinarily contain like characters having different forms or sizes. Forexample, the characters of one i'ont may be a light facevand the other adark or bold face, or one may be composed of vertical and the other ofitalic characters. For each of the additional channels I provide acorresponding delivery gate 13 and all the connected parts forcontrolling and operating the same, as in the case of the otherchannels, to eilect the 4delivery 0i matrices. Instead, however, ofprovidinga iine ger-key and its connections for each character reresented in the matrices I arran 'e the matrices of one font -*inalternate chan.-

-these fingers is clearly shown, in Figs. 10

and 11. Each finger is narrow at the top and'wide at the bottom.. thelett as shown in Fig. 10, it serves asa connection between the releasinglever 2O and one of the latches 17 for releasing mat# l riccs otonejont. When shifted to the right as shown in Fig. 11, it serves tooperate' the l 4When moved to 4 latch to the right of the one previouslyac tuated, to release matrices of theother font. rlhe entire series oilingers are p1voted,as

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shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, to a horizontally.

sliding plate b, guided in the frame of. the

machine and controlled by a horizontal iinger-key or switch bf,.wh.ichis pi'votedlto the frameat` The nitfwementY of this lem ver in onedirection or the other .shifts-the. entire series of i'ingers B, andthus enables the ingerdreys E to deliver matrices-etoile font oranother, as demanded. f

Itdesired, means maybe provided for k.loel'rpg the switch or linger-keyhfffin its A. simple device for this purpose,

natrashown in Figs. 5 and 6, is a latch bs, pivoted at one end totheframe and containing tt spring-actuated plunger 5*, which mayl bemoved `to and fro, as shown by dotted lines in seid ii ures. Thesemeans, in addition t0 hnlding tne parts 1n set position, subserveanother valuable itunct1on,-namely, they permit a temporary connectionto be man.

.with a Series of horizontai sti ftuated by pins on the Slides aeree@uaily made between the finger key mechanism 'and the other font. withoutdiatnrhing the set relations. it for instance it he desired to employone or more charaetcre from the other font. out not enough characters towarrant the loss oli' time involved in a change et the set position;after which the partel are automatically restored tl'iereto. Thus.

for example, taking the set position illustrated in either Fig. 5 orFig. ti. it' it be desired to employ one or more characters t'rom thetont'not in action7 it neceasary inereli7 to press the S -itch in theproper direction. which movement is permitted by the yield ot' thespring actuated plunger. and then to hold the. Switch in itsalmoii'n'ial.position while' the appropriate letter keys are struck.after which. npon the release oil thc switch. thc .sprimg acts to returnit. automaticallv to the .ect pogaition.

ilhe machine is *,irovided. im heretofore.

' arey nti, actriih arrest' the descei'iding 4matrices at ditl'erentheights to bring' the Selected characters to the :lining` level.'l'hes'e features and all their connectiene are foreign to my inventionand may he ot the construction shown in the original patent, or of aniyother suitable construction.

YWhile 'I prefer to cmi'ilolvr the iingerss .i5 in the torni shown, itwill he evident to the iilled mechanic that-their forni and arrangementmay he widely moditicd without clianninc` their mode otI action orpassing; beyond the scope of in v invention. 'ihe only requirement is aehit'tahle connection hetwecn one finger-key and the'two mechair isms torelease the n'iatricen4 lrom adjacent channels.

ly 4means,IA oi my improveimait, the old machine is adapted hy velvslight additions. to compose linesl of matricesl from cithcr ot. twotouts, or matriccs in Apart 'from one, font and in part troni the other.

Matrices ot' the l'orni herein yshown7 cach containing a ecries. olcharacters. are coin-- monlir ltnonn in the art an multiple lettermatricca." and it is with thia'meanintf that ilu' capri-,fion is need inthe liollov-fing claims. l

llavinn thunilescrihed m5' invention. i claim and desire to secure hvLetteral lat- (llll. ln a machine lor producing type hars, matrices lortwo 'touts` arranged in alternating froups. means normally tending todcliVeIffllw matrices from the respectivo groupe. holding devices t'orthe-said .delito crine4 means. a yseries ot'. linger keys. and meanswhereby said lteyrs may he connected at. will with the al't'crnatcholdin.;l devices t'or one font or the other.

In a line. ci itinp; machine1 a .Herten olI matrix containing channels,two liont-l olE matrices, those el` each lont' arrange.

3. In a machine olf the deecrihed. two matrix dehverm; V gates 123 andtheir re. l

taining pawls l?. in comiiination with a iin lger key, and a finger Bshiftahle at will to torni a connection between the linger key andeither ot the paola. whcrchv the actuation of the tingcr he); releaseseither ot. the delivering' gatenl as may he desired.

at. ln a line-casting machine, a Serie of magazine channels.` thetingenkeifs and the ie'vcre Q0 actuated tl'iereh'l, in combination withthe Qate l l. their ret-.lining pawls 'tT, and the Aahi'tahlo lingers Bconnecting; the levers with alternate pawls.

o. in a machine ol the class des, rihed, a magazine containing a :aerienol channels yeide by sideand two tonte et' matrices divided into groups,the groups ol.t each ltout located in alternate clmnncls. in conihination with mean normally tending' to tlcli\'er the niatriees from thechannels. holdinn' devices ilor thc feaifl delivering ncan.y andconnection#y oimratiieat one time t'or acting upon the holding devicenso as to releaef.: thc matrice.-v trom the alternate channelsl only, andnun'ahic at will tio act upon the holding; dericcs and release thematriceaI from the intermediate channels only.

t3. ina machine for producing type hars. a series ot.' matri\Vcontaining channels. two groups of mnltiple letter matrices arranged inalternate channels. mean#y 'for reha-wing' the matrice#y Vfrom thererpective groupf. moana ,for arresting them at diti'erent' levoia. aSeries of linnjcr keys, and meam.y iterdlrr Paid keys may he connectedat will with ,the alternate releasing devices; loi-*one grrcinp i theother.

i. in a line cziating machine, a series. ol matrix containing elianncle,two Vtoute of i1iitlti'i.lif-ltitttr matricesl therein. those ol eachl'ont arranged in alternate channeh4 ol' the magazine. means t'orrcleahinn thc matricel troni the individual channels. means l'orarrestingr them at dili'erent lcvcl. a linger-hey mechanism, and meansmovanle at will Vfor connecting' all the lingrer-lte-vs with thereleasing devices ot one font or the other. aS demanded.

t5. tn a machine o'" tho class described. a maga/ine containing` asories'ot channels side hy side and two tonta oli multipleletternnitriccs divided into lgroups, the Agroups rit' each lont` located inalternate channels. and means lor arresting` the inatricos at.diti'erent level-w when relezo'ed. in comhination with matrix releasingdevices device operating in proximity to the sev eral releasing meansbut. not in contact therewith, together with an interponent s'hiftable'at will to Atill the space between the said operating device and anyselected one of the matrix releasing means.

10. In a composing machine of the monoline type, the combination oi' aplurality of `series of .magazine pawls for controlling the delivery ofmatrices ot different fonts, corresponding series of devices forcontrolling the movements of said paw-ls, arranged in a row, thecontrolling devices et one series alternating withthose of anotherseries, a key board, and devices operated by the key board and eachcommon to pawl controlling devices for more than one series wherebymatrices of one ot a plurality ot fonts may be selected and delivered.

11. In a machine ot the class described, the combination of a pluralityof fonts ot matrices and finger key mechanism, with devices that may beset and locked to bring any selected ont into operative relation withthe finger key mechanism, the said devices comprising yielding meanswhich per'- mit them to be shitted at will, and without displacing helocking element, from their set position toedect a temporary operativerelation between the linger key mechanism and one of the other fonts.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combinationv oi? aplurality of tents of matrices and finger key mechanism, with devicesthat maybe set and locked to bring any selected font into operativeconnection with the ringer key mechanism, the said devices comprisingspring actuated means eenen/i which not only permit them to be shiftedat will from their set position to ,etiect a temporary connectionbetweenv the nger key mechanism and also act to return them to their setposition.

13. In a machine ot the class described, the combination of a pluralityof fonts of matrices and finger key mechanism, with devices that 'may beset and locked to bring 55 any selected font into operative connectionwith the linger key mechanism, which said devices may be shifted at willfrom their set position to effect a temporary connection between thefinger key mechanism and one of the other fonts, together with automaticmeans to return them to their set position.

14. ln a machine oi the class described, the combination ot a pluralityot fonts of matrices and finger key mechanism, with devices which maybeset and locked to connect one of the fonts with the finger keymechanism, the said devices being shiftable 'from their set position atwill. to eect a temporary connection between the tinger 7o' keymechanism and one of the other fonts,

together with automatic means to return them to their former position.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combinationot a pluralityof fonts of 75 matrices and nger irey mechanism, with devices which maybe set and locked-to eii'ect an operative relation between one of 'thefonts and the finger key mechanism, the said devices being shittablefrom their setposi- 8o tion at will to effect a temporary operativerelation between the nger ltey'mechanism and one of the other fonts,together with automatic means to return. them to their former position.

ln testimony whereof hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of:October, 1908, in the presence of two attesting witnesses,

JAMES McNAMiiRA.

Witnesses:

WESLEY Bannieres,

WM. Roenes.

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